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Jet Parts Engineering recently received FAA approval on 20 new PMA parts. The most recent additions to Jet Parts Engineering’s offerings include bushings, washers, shaft guides, latches, bumpers and FADEC resilient mounts. These fit on a variety of applications ranging from regional jet engines, all the way up to 747-400s. The newly approved PMA parts are available directly from Jet Parts Engineering and can be found on the Jet Parts Engineering website, www. jetpartsengineering.com.
For pricing, PMA supplements, order tracking, NHA information the company recommends using their e-commerce portal.

Aircraft wheel and brake MRO World Aero has achieved FAA certification as a Part-145 Repair Station for their UK-based facility, near London’s Gatwick, Heathrow and City Airports. The wheel and brake repair facility is now EASA/FAA dual release certified.
FAA certification allows World Aero to carry out maintenance of wheel and brake components for aircraft registered in the United States in accordance with 14 CFR Part-145. Certification means that World Aero will be held to the FAA’s rigorous standards, ensuring that the repair station’s programs, systems, and methods of compliance are continuously reviewed, evaluated, and tested.
World Aero says having FAA, to add to EASA certification, seals their credentials as a globally recognized wheel and brake repair facility, with dual release. Operators, stockists, leasing companies and MROs requiring dual release on stock items can now utilize World Aero for all repairs, saving time, minimizing administration.
“Having undergone extensive preparation prior to obtaining certification, we are delighted to have World Aero’s wheel and brake maintenance capabilities and the expertise of our skilled technicians recognized,” Phil Randell, World Aero’s managing director says. “FAA certification means that World Aero can now approach customers at a different level with a totally comprehensive capability. With the expertise and facilities to accommodate growth, we can increase our output with no loss of efficiency, making our work flow and lean processes available to a much wider range of customers.
“Dual release certification means that we are now the optimum choice for wheel and brake MRO services. With our newly constructed energy efficient facility in West Sussex with easy accessibility from London, constant evaluation of machinery and procedures, and our track record with many of the world’s largest airlines and aircraft spares dealers, choosing World Aero is a sound business decision.”
The company says its workshop routinely delivers more than 130 overhauled units a week. World Aero is privately owned by Phil Randell, managing director.

Avtrade has increased its Power-by-the-Hour support to aircraft around the world. In the last three years, Avtrade say it has tripled its aircraft under contract. By supporting Boeing and Airbus fleets on an advance exchange basis, Avtrade is able to offer an extensive pool of rotable inventory.
In the first quarter of 2016, Avtrade signed a new component support contract with an established Thai operator. Within the framework of the contract, Avtrade will provide support to the airline’s entire fleet of B767s. The company says an increase in CAAC approved inventory, regional component repair services and dedicated local account management has enabled them to offer customers in Asia a range of local aircraft component support solutions.
Avtrade further expanded existing contracts in Scandinavia and mainland Europe with Swedish and Spanish operators. Avtrade will provide full support to a range of Boeing 737 and 767 aircraft.
Avtrade has also signed a new lease contract with a South African airline, with whom Avtrade had an existing relationship. Providing support to the Airlines B737NG fleet, the company says it will position inventory at the main base of operation in Johannesburg, for their exclusive use.

Delta TechOps has ordered 10 WiN MS AERO Smart-R kits to support the main Delta TechOps’ aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities worldwide. The AERO Smart-R kit is a troubleshooting tool that helps maintenance teams to quickly locate in situ any faults in an aircraft’s wiring harness.
Troubleshooting faults during maintenance overhauls is extremely complex, time-consuming and expensive. WiN MS says it AERO Smart-R kit solution can detect and locate both permanent and hard-to-locate transient faults without dismantling components to inspect the cables. The company says their tool cuts service time by a factor of five, reducing aircraft downtime and increasing the productivity of the electrical maintenance teams, as well as helping to avoid unnecessary replacement of components.
“AERO Smart-R is already used by many leading aeronautic companies throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia, so we are confident that Delta TechOps will quickly see the cost-savings our tool enables,” said Arnaud Peltier, CEO of WiN MS. “We also look forward to working closely with Delta TechOps as we continue adding features and innovations to our solutions.”
The WiN MS unique technology was developed by the CEA LIST, a public research institute near Paris specialized in digital systems design. The initial meetings between WiN MS and Delta TechOps were brokered by the French Tech Hub, which under the aegis of the French Ministry of Finance, helps small and medium sized French companies with high- growth potential enter U.S. markets.

Gulfstream Aerospace announced that its service center in Sorocaba, Brazil, recently performed maintenance on its first Argentina-registered aircraft. The large-cabin Gulfstream business jet is based at Ministro Pistarini International Airport near Buenos Aires. Gulfstream Brazil earned maintenance authorization approval from Argentina’s Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil in August 2015. The certification allows Gulfstream Brazil’s technicians to work on any Gulfstream aircraft registered in Argentina.
“Anytime we can add a maintenance authorization from one of our neighboring countries, we are thrilled because it means additional service options for our operators,” said Derek Zimmerman, president, Gulfstream Product Support. “Most of our South America-based customers are from Brazil, and we have approximately 50 more aircraft based in other countries on the continent, so we will continue to look at enhancing our capabilities.”
Gulfstream Brazil is located at Bertram Luiz Leupolz Airport about 56 miles/90 kilometers from downtown São Paulo, one of the world’s largest cities. The company site comprises a centrally located 38,000-square-foot/3,530-square-meter facility, including a 34,768-sf/3,230- sm hangar and a parts warehouse with approximately $10 million in inventory. In 2015, Gulfstream Brazil’s 10 technicians performed work on 92 aircraft, which included off- site maintenance for customers located at airports in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. The site has maintenance authorization approvals from Brazil, the U.S., Argentina and Bermuda.

Duncan Aviation recently added an electronic logbook feature to its web-based project management system, myDuncan. Customers are now able to view their logbook entries in real-time, categorized by airframe or engine, while at the same time communicate directly with inspectors through the system.
Duncan Aviation Quality Inspector Jerome Sveeggen says allowing customers to have access to logbook entries through myDuncan gets conversations started sooner, saving time later. “Often, customers will have questions or issues surrounding logbook entries,” he says. “Being able to address those early means they are not left until delivery day and helps to ensure an on-time and high-quality delivery of the project.”
myDuncan, launched in 2006, allows customers to monitor progress of any maintenance or upgrade event, giving them greater access and better control of their projects from anywhere in the world.
Customers receive email alerts, job status reports and updates from their Project Manager with hour and cost estimates for all phases of the project. Through myDuncan, they are aware of items that needed attention and approval and are able to view and comment on reports and photos.
By the end of 2016, there are two other myDuncan enhancements scheduled to release:

• A quote review and approval feature allowing customers to view sales quotes through myDuncan, including options to compare quotes, see revisions, and electronically approve an agreement.
• A flowchart/calendar feature that will allow customers the ability to watch as their aircraft progresses through project milestones.

myDuncan is available to all Duncan Aviation customers with aircraft projects in work at a Duncan Aviation facility.

Gulfstream Aerospace has enhanced its MyCMP maintenance tracking program with a feature that integrates a customizable diagnostic reasoning engine and a database of known equipment faults and troubleshooting procedures. Gulfstream says MyCMP customers who subscribe to the tool will benefit from reduced maintenance costs and fewer flight schedule interruptions because of improved fix performance.
“Adding integrated diagnostics to MyCMP will enable customers and Gulfstream personnel worldwide to share best practices and field experience,” said Derek Zimmerman, president, Gulfstream Product Support. “The MyCMP diagnostics tool starts with user input of an initial observed symptom, which launches a ‘troubleshooting dialog,’ similar to an expert on a call-in help desk, to arrive at a solution.
“By dynamically generating decision logic based on fault-isolation technical data and user- submitted solutions, the program quickly identifies the cause of issues to guide the user to the corrective action.”
The MyCMP diagnostics tool, which is based on the SpotLight platform developed by Mississauga, Ontario-based CaseBank Technologies, is available for G650/G650ER and G550 operators. It will also be available for operators of Gulfstream’s new clean-sheet aircraft, the G500 and G600, which are scheduled to enter service in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
“The collaborative, information-sharing ability of MyCMP diagnostics represents a significant leap forward in fault isolation and the value of MyCMP,” Zimmerman said. “For the G650/650ER, for example, the knowledge base contains more than 10,000 established fault isolation procedures. By collecting and sharing best practices and field experience, and customers entering newly identified solutions into the knowledgebase, Gulfstream will provide an unprecedented level of diagnostic capability for operators.”
More than 2,300 Gulfstream operators subscribe to Web-based MyCMP. MyCMP was developed by Gulfstream partner Teton Aviation Group of Littleton, Colorado.

STS Aviation Group has been named by Gogo as its preferred WiFi systems installation partner. For the past five years, STS Line Maintenance (STSLM), a division of STS Aviation Group, has worked with Gogo to install modern internet systems on more than 1,000 commercial aircraft.
“The team at STS Line Maintenance is dedicated when it comes to installing Gogo WiFi systems. We do it as fast, or faster, than anyone else in the business, and our work is top notch. These facts help ensure the quickest return to service possible for every aircraft we work on,” says Mark Smith, Group president of STS Aviation. “We are extremely proud to continue our work with Gogo, and we look forward to being able to provide the every-day air traveler with the best in-flight entertainment options available.”

Banyan Air Service has completed an agreement with ATP to begin transitioning their entire technical information library from CD-based services to the ATP Aviation Hub, the company’s cloud-based SaaS (Software as a Service) application.
“We pride ourselves on the highest levels of service excellence and the ATP Aviation Hub represents a considerable source of advantage in a highly competitive market,” said Lewis Homsher, Quality Assurance manager. “Meeting and exceeding the expectations of our customers means not only getting the job done right as quoted, but also working as productively as possible to minimize aircraft downtime. With hassle-free access to the most current maintenance and regulatory information at our fingertips, we can deliver on that promise with confidence.”
Banyan Air Service decided to make the shift from disc-based information service to the SaaS application after testing the ATP Aviation Hub. ATP says Banyan’s maintenance staff can now access technical and other information on any internet-enabled device, while managers have flexibility in assigning access and permissions to specific staff members based on the type of work they are assigned.
In addition to instant scalability, upgrading to the cloud-based application also lifted the burden on staff who were previously required to maintain and update dedicated servers and hardware, as well as managing content updates received every two weeks on publication revision discs. With ATP Aviation Hub the company says technicians have instantaneous access to the most accurate and up-to-date technical and regulatory information available from any computer with Internet access.
Homsher explained: “Obviously we don’t want access to this type of mission-critical information to be a bottleneck in getting aircraft back up in the air. ATP Aviation Hub is truly a turnkey solution that does the heavy lifting for us and frees us up to focus on what we do best. By integrating all of this constantly updated information for us, ATP takes that complexity out of the equation and helps us speed and streamline our maintenance operations.”
According to ATP their new unified SaaS platform enables maintenance providers to manage processes, including maintenance tracking, parts inventory tracking, ordering information, tool compliance, and employee training/certifications.

Bell Helicopter has received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its polycarbonate windshields on Bell 206A, Bell 206B, and Bell 206L series aircraft, which will be distributed exclusively under its Aeronautical Accessories brand.
Developed by Bell Helicopter, the new 206 polycarbonate windshield is impact resistant, offering superior impact performance compared to acrylic windshields. The patent-pending windshield was designed in response to the success of the Bell 407 Polycarbonate windshield and offers several safety benefits. The windshield deflects objects away from the cockpit and decreases the likelihood of objects breaching the windshield upon impact.
Designed as a replacement kit for existing Bell 206 series models, the windshield kit contains an exclusive mounting system of composite edging, adhesives and fasteners to provide increased flexing. The strapped edging and independent corner support design allow for improved impact resistance. The kit is also available for installation on new aircraft during customization. The new 206 polycarbonate windshield is available individually or as a set.
The new Bell 206 polycarbonate windshield was developed in response to our customers requesting a design to increase the reliability, safety and performance of their aircraft,” said Jennifer Lunceford, manager of Sales for Aeronautical Accessories. “The product offers an impact resistant solution for Bell 206 customers who want only one polycarbonate windshield installed, or for customers who want to upgrade both the pilot and co-pilot side of the aircraft.”